News in Frodsham

On Saturday 26 June, a local group of friends will be walking the entirety of the Sandstone Trail to raise money for mental health charity, Mind.

Mind provides support for anyone who is experiencing a mental health problem, campaigning to improve services and promote understanding of the struggles we can all face at certain points in our lives.

A casual vacancy has arisen on Frodsham Town Council's Castle Park ward.

The position was previously filled by Mark Nield, who served on the Council for over five years.

Two casual vacancies have arisen on Frodsham Town Council Lakes ward.

The positions, which were formerly occupied by Judith and Donna Critchley, will be up for election if any ten electors from the ward write to Cheshire West and Chester Council Returning Officer to request a vote.

The organisers of Frodsham's Tributes on the Hill festival have announced the postponement of the event until after the government's new date for the full easing of lockdown.

The festival was initially planned for the weekend of July 2, but will now take place between Friday 30 July and Sunday 1 August.

FRODSHAM and Helsby are to get enhanced support to tackle the surge in Covid's Delta variant across Cheshire.

A national support package will be directed towards the borough of Cheshire West and Chester where in less than three weeks the seven-day infection rate has risen from five per 100,000 population on May 23 to at least 113 by June 8.

Frodsham MP Mike Amesbury has welcomed the rejection of controversial plans for an 18-metres 5G mobile phone mast in the town.

Mr Amesbury says he is pleased planners refused the Fluin Lane application by Three UK which was brought under permitted development rights meaning a full planning application was not required.

Last week we celebrated our CAREGivers during Carers' Week.

There are 6.5 million carers in the UK taking care of family members or friends who need extra help and support due to their illness, frailty or disability, and could not manage without this help.

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We are recruiting in the following areas: North West, Midlands, London, South East and the South West.

Now that lockdown has eased enough to allow for outdoor and indoor socialising, there are summer activities and events popping up all over the place in Frodsham and Helsby.

You can keep up with some of these local and community goings-on on our What's On section and our regular Event of the Week article.

PARENTS in Frodsham are being encouraged to ditch their cars for the school run on Thursday (June 17), which is Clean Air Day.

The plea is part of Cheshire West and Chester Council's support for the national day of action aimed at making a difference to air quality in the borough.